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Letters Paten-t No.. 94,17 6, dated 'August 31, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, (leones BERKsTnEssEn, of Bedford, in the countyof Bedford, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ghurns; and' I do hereby'declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view of my improved churn,- with the lid removed.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section, taken in the line a: 9:, fig. l. l I' The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar arrangement on the inside of a churn of a series Yof ribs or breakers, in such position, with relation to the dasher,.as togive a downward rotary mot-ion to the cream when the dasher is rotated, and to force air into the cream at the same time.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention app'ertains to make and use the saine, I will proceed to desclibe its construction and operation.

In the drawings- A represents the dasher, consisting of al vertical shaft, from which radiate one orrmore pairs of arms, a b. The arm a is placed near the lower end of the shaft, and the arm b, if used, near the upper end, andA at a diiierent radius from the arm a. The ends of On the inside `of the chum are secured threeor more breakers, D, arranged in an inclined direction, the reverse of that of the bar c. The barc and breakers D are perforated, as shown in the drawings.

As the dasher is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the arian'gementof the dasher and breakers, with relation to each other,is such as to force the air down- .ward into the cream, and to give the cream adownward rotary motion, which motion is increased as the bar c, in its revolution, passes the breakers, and throws the cream against them with increased force, and, by reversing the direction of rotation, thebutter will be gathered speedily.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The dasher A,'when constructed with spiral beaters c, as shown and described, in combination with the opposites pirally-curved stationary beaters D and churnbody, all arranged as described.

l G. BERKSTRESSER.

Nitnessesz E. R. Bnows, G. A. G. SMITH. 

